Friday night, the Steel suffered a loss to the hands of Cedar Rapids 7-2, in a disappointing home opener. Goaltender Rob Madore (Vermont) allowed six goals on 22 shots through two periods suffering the loss and was pulled in favor of Nick Pisellini, who finished off the game strong stopping 14 of the 15 shots he faced. Cedar Rapids rookie goaltender Brady Hjelle (MN-Duluth) picked up the win for Cedar Rapids stopping 35 of the 37 shots faced. Scoring their first goals of the season for the Steel were Brian O'Neill (Yale) shorthanded and Andy Miele (Miami-OH) on the powerplay.

Saturday night, the Steel quickly recovered from their previous night's loss and battled an always hostile environment in Waterloo, knocking off the home team (and crowd) 6-4. Goaltender Nick Pisellini picked up where he left off on Friday and backstopped the Steel to the win, turning aside 26 of 30 shots faced. Waterloo goalie Matt DiGirolomo (New Hampshire) wasn't as sharp, and took the loss after allowing five goals against on the night. The Steel received goals from six different players; John Moore, Andy Mile (Miami-OH) (2), Mark Anthoine (Maine), Drew LeBlanc (St. Cloud), Max Nicastro (Boston University) on the powerplay, and Simon Olsson with a powerplay empty netter to finish off the 'Hawks. LeBlanc (1-2-3), Nicastro, (1-1-2), Miele (1-1-2), and Brian O'Neill (0-2-2) all had multiple point nights for the winning Steel.

The Steel return to action this weekend at the Edge Ice Arena and host last season's USHL playoff winners - the Sioux Falls Stampede on Friday, October 12th and Saturday, October 13th.